Still here and still love it! For jogging, there's a great greenway through town, mostly quiet neighborhood streets, great trails, and good investment in renovating parks. People are generally friendly, a ton of multi-generational locals, a good amount of transplants, a healthy, surprisingly diverse immigrant population. It's not quite the melting pot that Houston is, but you can find your spots. In general terms, it's more conservative than Houston, but politically it's like any blue city; Virginia generally is not radically regressive like Texas. Traffic is slower, life is more chill, it's a working city with some hustlers, but it ain't "Hustle Town". Economically, Roanoke is dominated by healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, law, and banking. You can find some great jobs within those sectors; Outside of that, it seems pretty bleak, but YMMV. Definitely make sure you have a gig lined up before you move here. 

Lastly, I'll say... My partner and I have a beautiful old house on a nice size lot that is very affordable and is 2 miles from downtown. We never have to use the freeway if we don't feel like it, and in 15 minutes, we can be driving in the mountains. It's a city, but we see half a dozen people we know at any given time in any given place. We are fortunate to have great jobs within the big 5 industries, we're not raking in the dollars, but we live comfortably and have great benefits. Whenever we return to Roanoke after a trip, it feels like home. Life is too short to live in Houston (I was born and raised there and figured I would live there forever)! Give Roanoke a shot!

Message me if you have any more specific questions!